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Dec 22, 2021, 02:19 PM
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When you do the same thing all the time because it reminds you of a moment in your life you can't accept/let go?
I have this burgundy colored North Face hoodie and its not even the exact one because my first one became too big so I bought a smaller size. But its my favorite hoodie and I wear it several times a week and I keep it spotless and I put it in the wash every week before seeing if I need to use oxy clean anywhere. Last December I saw Pete Davidson wearing it on SNL and I liked it so that Monday I went to Dicks Sporting Goods and got one. Thats when the whole forced into IOP/no therapist support/being alone on Christmas thing happened. Now I am obsessed with wearing this hoodie because I feel kinda like its connected to that time period that I am now having trouble accepting and letting go. But does anyone have any idea what this could be? I remember in a TV show called Hey Arnold a kid named Chocolate Boy got addicted to chocolate after his aunt left him and gave him a bag of chocolate as a goodbye gift. I feel like that sometimes. Like I'm connected to the hoodie because I felt lonely last Christmas and I feel like it messed with me. Sorry if this post made zero sense I hope somebody could follow it. |
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#2
Dec 22, 2021, 03:48 PM
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Transitional object?
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#3
Dec 22, 2021, 03:55 PM
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Dec 22, 2021, 04:06 PM
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Its a pretty big concept in developmental psychology.
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Dec 23, 2021, 12:43 PM
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What about the stages of grief--denial?
There are parts of you that you cannot let go because you haven't moved past a stage in your life. That's like me with music--certain songs trigger certain memories because I haven't fully let go. |
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Dec 24, 2021, 09:35 PM
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It does sound like transitional object, I agree with Unaluna. It doesn’t only happen in childhood. It’s not uncommon for adults to have that attachment to object, especially when faced with adversity etc
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Dec 25, 2021, 01:31 AM
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Not sure if I’d heard the term, either, but I do have transitional objects myself, too.
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